Leonard Maltin

Leonard Maltin is best known for his widely-used reference work Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide and its companion volume Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide, as well as his thirty-year run on television's Entertainment Tonight. He teaches at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, appears regularly on Turner Classic Movies, and hosts the weekly podcast Maltin on Movies with his daughter Jessie. His books include Hooked on Hollywood: Discoveries from a lifetime of Film Fandom, The 151 Best Movies You've Never Seen, Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons, The Great Movie Comedians, The Disney Films, The Art of the Cinematographer, Movie Comedy Teams, The Great American Broadcast, and Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia. His articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and other leading publications. He served two terms as President of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and votes for films to be selected for the National Film Registry.